Visitors from the East Coast

Last week, my parents arrived for their first visit to Seattle since I moved here.  With a whole area to show them, we took them on a bit of a whirlwind tour.  They got to see downtown Seattle, a quick peek at Bainbridge Island, a sample of the parks on both the fresh and salt water sides of the city, and more.  They also got a taste (sorry for the pun) of lots of our favorite eateries, and it's a good thing I can get back to the gym this week ...

In particular, we tried to plan some things to take advantage of their being here just a couple of weeks before Christmas.  One of the highlights was going out to the foothills of the Cascades to cut our own Christmas tree.  The twins were very excited to zoom around the trees, picking out ones from about 18 inches high to about 14 feet off the ground.  Luckily, the adults were in charge and I think we picked out a great one.  My parents were able to help us with the lights (including a couple of trips to Ace Hardware for some replacements) and the ornaments.  

We are all thrilled with the tree, and we are very happy that my parents were able to make it out.  It was a great pre-Christmas gift for all of us.